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Acute Otitis Media: Complications
Infection and inflammation of the middle ear
 - Prolonged obstruction of e. tube
Complications Infection ... more severe Signs ... • High grade fever ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... (caries, abscess ... , weight loss, fever ... the tragus to differentiate ... and ear canal
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... without localizing signs ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Abscess, bacteremia ... Causes: • Still's ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... Look for other signs ... infection, ARDS ... , near-drowning
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Pathophysiology ... : • 80% have fever ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
Signs / Symptoms ... external auditory canal ... • Intracranial Infection ... Cholesteatoma #MiddleEar #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Endocarditis + Abscess ... #diagnosis #causes
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
inflammation of middle ear ... cavity as middle ear ... hearing loss, nausea ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Infection ... • Sciatica • Tarsal ... entrapment • Infections ... pain/swelling - Fever